Sixteen young people aged 21 to 26 from across the globe have been invited by the European Commission to take part in the Young Leaders Programme at this year’s European Development Days (EDD 2017). The Young Leaders Programme aims to enrich the debate on the future of international cooperation and development by providing a platform […]

The issue of vigilante violence and the virtual passivity of the police hit the media headlines in July 2015, or thereabouts, during the Talensi by-election which was fiercely contested between the then-ruling Mahama-led government of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the Akufo-Addo-led then-main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP). But what was quite bizarre but […]

Bachelor star Chris Soules has spoken out for the first time since his involvement in a fatal accident that claimed the life of fellow farmer Kenneth Mosher. “My family and I are overwhelmed with this tragedy, but we are sticking together and we’ll get through it,” the 35-year-old Iowa native tells In Touch exclusively. “Thank […]

Moroccan authorities have seized more than 420 tons of plastic bags since the entry into force of a law banning their use 10 months ago, the Moroccan Interior Ministry said on Wednesday. On July 1 last year, Morocco started enforcing a ban on plastic bags nationwide after its parliament passed a landmark bill banning the […]

Safe Water Network (SWN), an international non-governmental organisation, has constructed two water stations at Abeyee and Berase in the Edina – Eguafo – Abrem (KEEA) Municipality of the Central Region. The total population of the two communities (Abeye and Berase) with an average household size of four is about 7,000 and farming and trading is […]

Nigeria’s electoral commission said Wednesday that all is set to commence the nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) across the 774 Local Government Areas in the country beginning on April 27. Necessary logistics have been deployed for the commencement of the exercise as scheduled, Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, a director with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) told […]

Guinness Nigeria Plc, the nation’s leading alcoholic beverage manufacturer and a subsidiary of Diageo Plc, has released its unaudited results for the nine months ended 31 March, 2017. The results detail revenue growth of 29% and a 6% increase in gross profit when compared to the same nine-month period in 2016. While the first half […]

The General Overseer of the Seventh day Sabbath Church of Christ Apostle Ephraim Kweku Danso has called on Ghanaians to support the needy for the national development. He makes this statement when the church makes donations to the needy, people with physically changes, widows and other institutions to mark their 18th annual Charity show with […]

AFRIMA 2017 Calendar unveiling: African music stars confirm attendance An impressive array of African music stars have confirmed attendance of the 2017 All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) Calendar unveiling event scheduled to hold in partnership with the African Union Commission and the ONE Campaign on Tuesday, May 2, at The Maslow Hotel, Sandton, Johannesburg, South […]

Officials of the Ghana Health Service on Thursday argued in favor of giving their staff the first option in the auctioning of their state vehicles. During the sitting of the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament on Thursday, the officials initially disputed the findings of the Auditor General with regards to the auctioning of nine state […]

A forum on the ERASMUS+ scholarship programme organized by the European Union Delegation to Ghana in cooperation with the Centre for European Studies of the University of Ghana, has taken place at the University of Ghana. Erasmus+ is the European Union’s programme for education, training, youth and sports development. It offers scholarship opportunities for students […]

Alarmed by the rising state of unemployment and hunger ravaging the country, the federal government has been urged to encourage rapid investment in other sectors of the economy, to generate employment for Nigeria’s teeming unemployed youths, and thus save the country from economic collapse. Prince Osita A. Okeke, the Global Principal Coordinator of a socio-cultural […]

Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent, and discerning if they hold their tongues – Holy Bible, Proverbs 17:28 NIV In the months that followed his loss of the 2015 Presidential Election, former President Goodluck Jonathan maintained a silence that has now been proven to be golden. His measured silence in the aftermath […]

(69)Sixty Nine Illegal Mining Machines Have Been Confiscated And Destroyed By An Anti Galamsey Taskforce At Dunkwa Offin The ‘Stop Galamsey Operation’ Taskforce at Dunkwa -On-Offin in the Central Region destroyed 50 machines on Wednesday and 19 machines others on Tuesday used by illegal mining/ Galamsey operators at Dunkwa Offin. The machines were used by […]

file imageBeverly Afaglo Baah, actress and wife of musician Choirmaster of Praye fame, has revealed she avoids intruders to preserve her marriage. The actress and her husband, Eugene Baah, who was popularly known as Praye Honeho, celebrated their 5th wedding anniversary a few week ago. The couple took a trip with their two daughters (Violin […]

The second edition of the Bonanza School Challenge dubbed Bonanza Mental Challenge 2017 has been held for public schools in the Tema Metropolis. The Project Coordinator of the Bonanza Mental Challenge 2017, Ms Awurakua Anyaniwa Antwi, explained that the Bonanza Card Game is a simple arithmetic game that probes the mental abilities of players in […]

The carnage on our roads has become one of the leading causes of deaths in Ghana. On the average, 6 people die daily and 2,000 lives perish annually through road traffic crashes; a situation that poses a major threat to the road transport sector. Barely three months into the year, over 2,500 road accident cases […]

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), in a letter to Muhammadu Buhari, President of Nigeria expressed serious concern over killing of Famous Giobaro, a journalist working with Glory FM, Bayelsa State-owned radio station. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali urged the government of Nigeria to investigate speedy and thoroughly this matter and ensure that the perpetrators of […]

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Paul Biya, President Republic of Cameroon welcomes the restoration of internet connectivity in the North-west and South-west regions of Cameroon after more than three months of shutdown. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter welcomed the restoration of internet access in the two regions. PPF […]

For a considerably long time now a number of otherwise good looking men and women are dying slowly. A visit to our hospitals, clinics and herbal health centers would reveal people of all ages including young ones showing signs of and complaining of hypertension, diabetes, mild and severe stroke. What this situation has done and […]